A draft final statement published on Wednesday calls on countries to step up their emission reduction commitments by next year’s COP, as research shows current targets would lead the world to 2.4 degrees of warming.
Green groups were less than thrilled with the declaration, arguing it allows "for delay tactics and fossil fuel loopholes".
Drought and floods are pushing families into poverty, and youth into modern slavery in northern Ghana.
Obama criticised the Chinese and Russian presidents for not joining other global leaders at the climate talks in Glasgow.
More than a third of the world’s nations “urgently need help” to build up resilience if their economies are to withstand the effects of global warming.
The first week of UN climate negotiations produced big pledges on coal and fossil fuel financing – but they face obstacles.
The reveal comes hours after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced he will meet Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in a week.
Children across the world, particularly in Asia, are highly vulnerable to the climate crisis. This is how they expressed their hopes and their fears.
By covering all fossil fuels, including oil and gas, the deal goes further than a pledge made by G20 countries this year to halt overseas financing for just coal.
US and EU-led initiative aims to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gas methane by a third from 2020 levels by 2030, which could immediately slow down climate change.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forest and Land Use is an "unprecedented agreement."
Sanctions postponed while negotiations are going on with UK and European Commission.
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